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    Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Pro-Obama group will go after Democrats on guns

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama&rsquo;s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who on Wednesday helped <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-guns-senate-20130418,0,343889.story" target="_self">defeat a measure to expand background checks</a> &ndash; including four members of the president&rsquo;s own party.
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    WASHINGTON — The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama’s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who on Wednesday helped defeat a measure to expand background checks – including four members...

    Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Mark Begich, Max Baucus, Elections

    2. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  2. Cowardly Senate runs away from gun background checks

    Polls indicate that 80% to 90% of Americans support expanded background checks for firearms sales, but on Wednesday such a plan could not get 60 votes in the United States Senate. In the White House Rose Garden, surrounded by families of children gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Obama called the Senate vote &ldquo;shameful&rdquo; and declared that this was &ldquo;just Round 1&rdquo; in the fight to get gun safety legislation adopted by Congress.
    Polls indicate that 80% to 90% of Americans support expanded background checks for firearms sales, but on Wednesday such a plan could not get 60 votes in the United States Senate. In the White House Rose Garden, surrounded by families of children gunned...

    Tags: Republican Party, Michael Bloomberg, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

    3. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Weekend TV Talk Shows: Mitch McConnell; Nancy Pelosi; Newt Gingrich

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    Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY The Chris Matthews Show...

    Tags: Republican Party, Al Jazeera (tv network), U.S. Congress, Lindsey O. Graham, Michael Apted

    4. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Top Aberdeen Proving Ground general receives national honor

    Maj. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, senior commander at Aberdeen Proving Ground, received the "Military Leader of the Year" award from the Association of Defense Communities during a ceremony in Washington Thursday. Ferrell, commanding general of the U.S....

    Tags: Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, U.S. Army, Niki Tsongas, James Inhofe

    5. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  5. New York Mayor Bloomberg targets political donations in latest gun-control push

    NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in his latest bid for tougher gun control, is urging the city's legions of Democratic donors to withhold funds from four Democratic senators who opposed a background checks bill this year. The letter,...

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Mark Begich, Personal Weapon Control, Max Baucus

    6. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Senate passes farm bill

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts, while making small cuts to food stamps.   The bill passed on a bipartisan 66-27 vote. Sens. Tim...

    Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Tim Johnson, Thad Cochran

    7. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Billions on the chopping block: Senate debates farm bill

    WASHINGTON - Working on a new farm bill, the Senate recently defeated an amendment to change the sugar program but limited the crop insurance premium subsidies for high-income farmers before putting off further action on the bill until after a Memorial...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Voting, Thad Cochran, Tammy Baldwin, Genetic Engineering

    8. May 31, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. Senate OKs measure blocking fees for Missouri River water

    BISMARCK, N.D. - The U.S. Senate passed an amendment on May 15 blocking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from charging fees to access water in upper Missouri River reservoirs. The effort, spearheaded by senators from the Dakotas and Montana, is part...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Tim Johnson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, John Hoeven, Dwayne Johnson

    9. May 23, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  9. Senate rejected Toomey-backed sugar amendment to farm bill

    Disputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown.
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    Disputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown. Helping to lead the candy...

    Tags: Chuck Schumer, North American Free Trade Agreement, Economic Organization, Just Born, Inc., Marco Rubio

    10. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Senate to take up farm bill in May

    WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mark Begich, Thad Cochran, Immigration

    11. May 27, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  11. After failure on gun legislation, Obama learning limits of his power

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON Six months after his triumphant re-election, President Barack Obama has run into the hard reality of the modern presidency. The cheering crowds that helped vault him into a second term in the White House mean little, if anything, back in...

    Tags: Chuck Schumer, Republican Party, John F. Kennedy, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Voting

    12. Apr 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Background check 'win-win' amendment gets a 'no, thanks' from Senate minority

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    Senate deals setback to gun bill in vote on background checks tells the story of how the filibuster wins again: The final vote was, 54 (yes) to 46 (no), after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) switched his vote to......
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